Ashwin, Dhawan make it nine in a row

India took their winning streak in World Cup matches to nine, and also maintained their record of bowling oppositions out in this World Cup

India's spinners rush through Ireland

India hustled Ireland with speed and pace: not pace bowling or impressive readings on the speed gun, bouncers and yorkers, but a foot-on-the-pedal approach with bat and ball which left Ireland with little time to think

India's most successful World Cup captain

Stats highlights from the Group B match between India and Ireland in Hamilton

The unlikely leader

Plays of the Day from the India-Ireland World Cup Group B match in Hamilton

Ashwin, Dhawan help India make it five in five

Familiar shortcomings stunt Ireland progress

When the pitch is flat and the opponent is well-drilled and playing their A game, this Ireland team does not yet have the depth of skill to challenge them

India v Ireland - #BendTheRules Moments

#BendTheRules Moments from the Group B match between India and Ireland

Porterfield wants 'professional' Ireland to start afresh

William Porterfield said that Ireland's next match, crucial to their knockout-qualification chances, just "happens to be against India"

From beat-up hatchback to purring sedan

Banding together, discussing strategy and knowing their roles have helped India's quicks to become one of the better attacks of the World Cup

Trans-Tasman switch holds no fears for New India

Now that the quarter-final spot has been sealed, India's World Cup in New Zealand could be, to use an MS Dhoni automobile analogy, the chance to re-tune their engines, unlike their last visit when they failed to win a single game

Shikhar Dhawan's century helps India thrash Ireland

Shikhar Dhawan scored his second ton of World Cup 2015 to help India beat Ireland by a convincing eight-wicket margin in Hamilton on Tuesday.